Thursday, January 10, 2013

Services and Facilities, paid for by the tourists

Quality
service in exchange for the expenses the tourist made for a trip to Boracay.

This
is what the Department of Tourism or DOT wants to happen.

In
an interview with DOT Boracay Officer in Charge, Tim Ticar, this is the message
he implied as an answer to the question as to why old and defective tricycles are
still operating.

He
clarified that the inspection of these tricycles is not in the scope of the
DOT.

Instead
it is the job of the Transportation Department of the LGU-Malay who provides franchises
to these units.

Ticar
admitted that there are really some tricycles that are not pleasant looking but
are still allowed to operate.

This
scenario he added is not fit for an international standard.

For
this reason, he cited this as one of the problems in Boracay.

When
in fact these transportation facilities are included in promoting or selling
the name of this tourist destination that is Boracay, and that the standard of
facilities and quality of services are actually being paid for by the tourists.